Mahaparinibbanasutta 5.25

Mahāparinibbānasutta 5.25

Assosi kho bhagavā āyasmato ānandassa subhaddena paribbājakena saddhiṃ imaṃ kathāsallāpaṃ.

The Buddha heard that discussion between Ānanda and Subhadda.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi:

He said to Ānanda,
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“alaṃ, ānanda, mā subhaddaṃ vāresi, labhataṃ, ānanda, subhaddo tathāgataṃ dassanāya.

“Enough, Ānanda, don’t obstruct Subhadda; let him see the Realized One.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Yaṃ kiñci maṃ subhaddo pucchissati, sabbaṃ taṃ aññāpekkhova pucchissati, no vihesāpekkho.

For whatever he asks me, he will only be looking to understand, not to trouble me.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Yañcassāhaṃ puṭṭho byākarissāmi, taṃ khippameva ājānissatī”ti.

And he will quickly understand any answer I give to his question.”
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Atha kho āyasmā ānando subhaddaṃ paribbājakaṃ etadavoca:

So Ānanda said to the wanderer Subhadda,
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“gacchāvuso subhadda, karoti te bhagavā okāsan”ti.

“Go, Reverend Subhadda, the Buddha is making time for you.”
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